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American Incarnation: The Individual, the Nation, and the Continent
Myra Jehlen
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Description for American Incarnation: The Individual, the Nation, and the Continent
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 275 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
In exploring the origins and character of the American liberal tradition, Myra Jehlen begins with the proposition that the decisive factor that shaped the European settlers’ idea of “America” or the “American” was material rather than conceptual—it was the physical fact of the land. European settlers came to a continent on which they had no history, bringing the ideology of liberal individualism, which they projected onto the land itself. They believed the continent proclaimed that individuals were born in nature and freely made their own society. An insurgent ideology in Europe, this idea worked in America paradoxically to empower the ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674024274
SKU
V9780674024274
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Reviews for American Incarnation: The Individual, the Nation, and the Continent
Students of history and North America alike will find this work of enormous value in understanding many aspects of what constitutes ‘America’ and ‘the American,’ aspects which are often difficult to explain in the light of the European understanding of history… [A] stimulating and perceptive analysis of America… Those seeking deeper insights into the American nation will find this book ... Read more